Upcoming Events
We have lots of exciting events coming up! Click here for a complete listing of all events! Click the event titles below to be linked to more information.
August 12-19
JP's Wharf
Bowers Beach, DEAugust 14
Cripple Creek Golf & Country Club
August 19
JP's Wharf
Bowers Beach, DEAugust 25
Smyrna-Clayton Boys & Girls Club First Annual Breast Cancer 5K and Health FairBoys & Girls Club Smyrna, DE August 28
Breast Cancer Golf TournamentBaywood Greens Long Neck, DE Sept. 12 - Oct. 25
Tanger PINK Card CampaignTanger Outlets Rehoboth Beach, DE September 13
Second Annual Women's Race for the Pink Ribbon 5KWilmington Riverfront September 13
4th Annual Save the Breast FestPickle's Pub Ocean City, MD September 20
Girls Night Out at Harry & DavidTanger Outlets Rehoboth Beach, DE October 5
Bayhealth Go Pink! DayStatewide October 6
Second Annual Dewey Goes Pink 'The Gugie Run' 5K RaceThe Starboard Dewey Beach, DE October 9
Twilight Breast Cancer WalkHeritage Shores Bridgeville, DE October 13
14th Annual Northern Lights of Life GalaLongwood Gardens Kennett Square, PA October 20
3rd Annual Monster Miles for a Cause WalkDover International Speedway Dover, DE October 21
4th Annual "There's Life in Beauty" FundraiserCurrie Hair-Skin-Nails Glen Mills, PA & Wilmington, DE
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Deadline 2020: An End to Breast Cancer
 Did you know that the National Breast Cancer Coalition has set a deadline to end breast cancer by January 1, 2020? Click here to learn more about the deadline.
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Greetings!
Welcome to the summer edition of our e-newsletter Advocacy in Action! We hope you are enjoying your summer! Here at DBCC we have been busy gearing up for our upcoming fall events. Look down the left-hand column and check out all the different events from 5Ks to a Survivor Cruise to our Northern Lights of Life Gala!
This summer, we have also been training new volunteers and peer mentors and attending health fairs and events. Our survivorship programs are in full swing in the summer months as survivors gather outdoors for the Nurture with Nature program or focus on healthy living with the Survivor Social events.
We hope you'll enjoy reading the newsletter. This edition has a great Ask the Doctor Section about survivorship care, a story about a married couple who both battled breast cancer, and much more.
We'll be sending a special Breast Cancer Awarenesss Month newsletter out in October so keep an eye out for it!
We hope to see you at a DBCC event soon! There will be a lot of opportunities to support DBCC as we move into the fall months.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition1-866-312-DBCC
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Married with Breast Cancer: Kent County Couple Both Battle Breast Cancer
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When Mike Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer i n 2003, he was shocked since breast cancer in men is so rare. But eight years later he was even more shocked when his wife Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer too.
Read the story about Mike and Sarah's breast cancer journeys and how they have become advocates and volunteers for DBCC. |
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Ask the Doctor: Survivorship Care Info with Dr. Sawhney of Bayhealth
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As breast cancer survivors know, completion of treatment does not mark the end of the breast cancer journey. Dr. Sawhney of Bayhealth Cancer Institute shares important information about survivorship care and life after treatment.
Click here to read about some of the side effects following treatment, how survivors should monitor their health and ways that you can help your own care.
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Volunteer Spotlight: June Burton
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When June Burton of Rehoboth Beach was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, she thought she knew what to expect since she had been an oncology nurse for over 20 years. But now being on the other side of things, June reached out to DBCC for support.
Click here to read more about her experience with DBCC's Peer Mentor Support Program and how she now volunteers with DBCC. She even got to meet Hoda Kotb, co-host of The Today Show this summer volunteering at a DBCC event (pictured).
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Mobile Mammography Van Has Another Successful Year With Screenings
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From June 2011 - July 2012, the Women's Mobile Health Screening Van performed mammograms for 832 women in Delaware. Click here to read more about the van and its screening partners. |
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Great Stuff Wins "Best of Delaware!"
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DBCC's Upcoming Events: Join Us!
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September 13: Women's Only 5K Race for the Pink Ribbon  Join DBCC for a scenic fast flat 5K trail along the Christina River while helping a great cause. Registration is just $20 before September 10 and includes women's tee shirts, goodie bags, and admittance to the Pink Party after the event. There will be individual and team awards. Click here to learn more or register online. October 6: Dewey Goes Pink The 'Gugie' 5K Run at The Starboard
Help DBCC and The Starboard turn Dewey Beach Pink at this 5K race. Registration is $20 before October 4 and includes participation in the 5K race or 1.5 mile walk, performance tech tees, goodie bags, post race refreshments, live music, a Pig Roast BBQ from Bethany Blues, and much more. Click here to learn more or register online.
Save the Date
September 12 through October 25 - The Tanger Outlets in Rehoboth Beach will host their Annual Pink Card Sales. Purchase a $1 Pink Card and receive 25% off a single item. Proceeds benefit DBCC.October 1 through October 31 - Purchase a Bayhealth "Go Pink" t-shirt for $10 and wear your shirt on Go Pink! Day (Friday, October 6). Contact Lois in the Dover Office for more information at 302-672-6435.
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The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition offers programs to breast cancer survivors free or charge. Survivors can gather outdoors with the Nurture with Nature program or meet for a social gathering with the Survivor Socials programs. Survivors can also participate in a training to become a Peer Mentor for a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient.
Individual donations help make these programs possible. Your gift can help make a difference to those impacted by breast cancer in your community. Please consider making a gift to DBCC today!
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As always, we appreciate your support of DBCC and thank you for reading! We encourage you to give us feedback about the articles and information. You can follow and comment on our blog, "like" and comment on our Facebook posts, follow DBCC on Twitter and "retweet" to your followers, and view our event photos on Flickr.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition
1-866-312-DBCC
www.debreastcancer.org
The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition is a partner agency of the United Way of Delaware.
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